Understanding the Teaching Profession
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Political, Economic, and Legal Foundations
Social Foundations
Curricular Foundations
100
In which field of study has there been a persistent shortage of teachers? (1)
What is Math and Science?
100
The Greek approach of having the student immersed and participating in society can be described as (3)
What is enculturation?
100
The level of government that pays the highest percentage of total school revenues is the... (8)
What is the state level?
100
The purpose of Title I is to... (12)
What is improve the education of economically disadvantaged children?
100
Goals are commonly changed when... (13)
What is when conditions in society change?
200
The primary reason that ninety percent of the surveyed teachers stated they entered the teaching profession was... (1)
What is helping children grow and learn?
200
You are a middle-school science teacher whose approach to teaching emphasizes the development of concepts (e.g., weather) through the logical study of things that are part of the concept (e.g., clouds and rain). Your approach has much in common with that of which famous educator? (3)
Who is Aristotle?
200
Local school districts have been delegated powers and duties by the... (7)
What is the state government?
200
Often, homeless children who attend school... (10)
What is have low academic achievement?
200
Goals are sometimes called... (13)
What are statements of intent/ “ends”?
300
The phrase teaching out of license means teaching out of (2)
What is the subject in which one is certified?
300
The teachings of _______________ structured learning environments based on the child’s development. (4)
Who are Montessori and Froebel?
300
The largest portion of revenue for the schools is generated from _____________________. (8)
What is personal income tax?
300
What desegregation plans represents the most voluntary approach on the part of parents to move children to another school? (12)
What are magnet schools?
300
One of the purposes of cooperative learning is to... (14)
What is decrease student competition?
400
This has significantly increased the prestige of teaching in the eyes of the public? (2)
What is increased level of education of teachers?
400
The ___________ recreated the socioeconomic class-based dual track school systems. (5)
Who are the colonists?
400
__________________ is (are) a key component of the No Child Left Behind Act. (7)
What is Parent involvement?
400
Socioeconomic status is used primarily to classify people by their... (11)
What is social class?
400
The ultimate goal of curriculum is to develop learners willing to ______________________. (14)
What is participate in a democratic society?
500
Teaching is often thought of as a “semi profession” or “emerging profession,” much like (2)
What is nursing and social workers?
500
A course examining the moral values and rules of right conduct deals with... (6)
What is ethics?
500
The level of government that relies on the property tax as the main source of income is... (8)
What is the local level?
500
In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________. (11)
What is freeze in the same levels as their parents?
500
The major effect of the Soviet satellite Sputnik on American education was... (13)
What is a return to academic essentials?
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